Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Luther

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 75.80% where the current academic year rate is 71%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Luther College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	77%	78%	77%
2016-17	79%	75%	82%
2017-18	80%	79%	81%
2018-19	79%	73%	84%
2019-20	75%	70%	78%
2020-21	76%	69%	82%
2021-22	72%	67%	76%
2022-23	74%	69%	78%
2023-24	75%	68%	80%
2024-25	71%	64%	75%
Average	75.80%	71.20%	79.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.90% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Luther College from 2023 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 81.80% for full-time students and 30.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Luther from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Luther College since 2025.

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